Jazz On 600 Block Spotify Playlist Update!

We just updated the “Jazz on 600 Block” Spotify playlist with artists we dig to the vibe right this time with Conor Albert, Daniel Villarreal, Apifera, Rami Atassi, and Muriel Grossmann. While we have a foothold in jazz most of the time, this one is purely dedicated to one of America’s greatest exports — sharing works by artists both newer or well established, and songs from artists both local to us and across the globe.

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This is a summary of the new songs we just added:

Resonance
by Muriel Grossmann

Paris-born saxophonist Muriel Grossman strikes a balance between introspective, spiritual jazz with an energized rhythm section. Despite being a horn player, she lets the rest of the band take over most of the song, particularly the organ player and guitarist as it crescendos halfway into the song. “Resonance,” of course, sounds inspired by Coltran, where it feels not quite as far out free-jazz but still feels freeing in its explorations of modalities while both the rhythm section and guitar lines makes the song hypnotic.

You Make Me Feel So Good
by Conor Albert (cover of Bobbi Humphrey)

Blue Note has been sharing their Re:imagined series since 2020, featuring the likes of Jorja Smith, Ezra Collective, or Jordan Rakei reinterpreting jazz standards. They released a “part II” to the series, a whole other album of modern twists on classic songs. One such being Conor Albert’s cover of Bobbi Humphrey’s “You Make Me Feel So Good” that compresses the breezy 70s jazz-soul song into a shorter but focused interpretation in about half of the original’s time that features a fatter bass and a punchier kick.

In/On
by Daniel Villarreal

We had the pleasure of seeing Daniel and his band perform at SXSW a few weeks ago, whose band was keeping the vibes fresh in the Austin sun between our tequila drinks and street tacos. While he might be best known for psychedelic Latin group Dos Santos, Daniel shared his own solo record last year, called Panamá 77 (off of International Anthem). Some of his most standout songs feature the organ or keyboards, but “In/On” is propelled by drums and led by the cleanest guitar playing. For as energetic as the song is, it also feels cinematic and contemplative by its end.

Iris One
by Apifera

Like all the labels we’ve mentioned here, Stones Throw does not miss. With our local LA jazz powerhouse Apifera, the group unifies four accomplished solo artists into a unified vision of their lived spiritual and psychedelic experiences. Their influences range from Israeli folk music to impressionism and traditional music from Sudan to Sun Ra, but their biggest inspiration seems to be nature. Now that spring is here, put “Iris One” on before you walk among the trees that inspired this debut.

Yuma Soul
by Rami Atassi

Longtime Philly jazz label Ropeadope just announced a new artist from Chicago we’re feeling excited about. Guitarist Rami Atassi seems to be blending a bit of all of his experiences on this one, having played with Chicago jazz musicians, on stage at Pitchfork Music Festival with more angular guitar playing for indie-rock band The Curls, and even lending his chops for an experimental project that Yoko Ono produced. As an homage to his Syrian grandfather, “Yuma Soul” is equal parts jazz, African desert blues rock music, and Middle Eastern folk music. We can’t wait what’s in store for the rest of the album this year.